Lamp socket



July 6 1926.

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of illustration'one specific embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I am not limited thereby to the particular mechanical details mentioned but that with in the scope of my invention wide deviations may be made therefrom without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Claims V 1. An attachment fixture to convert the appearance of same to that of a candle with its holder, embodying in'combinatio'n'with the lamp socket of said fixture composed of a lower relativelylarge mounting end and of an upper relatively small receptacle end encompassed by a acket containing material to insulate the same,an imitative candle stem having a hollow bot-- tom end adapted to telescopically surround said jacket thereby to conceal the true length of said socket and carrying centrally of said hollow end a screw plug to be received into sa d jsocket, and a' flange surroundlng said socket in position relative to the bottom end of said'can-dlestem to' resemblea candle drip cup and shaped to be passable to said position over the receptacle end of said socket.

2. The combination with a lamp socket including in end to endrelation a cylindrical receptacle portion and a supporting body portion of larger diameter than said receptacle portion and a shouldered jacket vsurrounding both said portions,of a hollow upright cylindrical tube of proportions to resemble a candleand' adapted to telescopically encompass only thatlength of said jacket'whichisurrounds the receptacle portion of said socket and having its bottom' end above and in proximity' to the jacket shoulder, said tube carrying interiorly thereof, and interconnected electrically, means at its top end to hold a lamp and at its bottomend a plug base to be received into said receptacle portion of the socket.

3. An attachment for an electric light fixture tonconvert the appearance of same to that ofa candlerwith its holder, embodying in combination with the lamp socket said fixture composed of a lower relatively large mounting part and of an upper relatively small receptacle part encompassed by a jacket containing material to insulate the same,an' imitative candle stem having a hollow bottom end adapted to telescopically surroundnsaid jacket thereby to conceal the true length of said socket and carrying centrally of said hollow'end a screw plug to be received into said socket,-and a flange mem for an electric light ting supported above the exposed mounting end of said socket and shaped and positioned relative to said candle stem to resemble a candle drip cup. J

5. I An attachment'for an electric light fix I ture to convert the appearance of same; to that of a candle with its holder, embodying in combination with the lamp socket of said fixture comprised of a lower relatively large mounting end and of' an upper relatively small receptacle'end, both said'ends being encompassed by a jacket containing material to insulate I the same and formed with a shoulder at the junction of said two socket ends,an imitative candle stem having a hollow bottom end adapted'to'sleeve down over the upper end of said jacket and terminate at the shoulder thereof thereby to conceal the true length and'original. shouldered appearance of" said socket, andcarrying centrally ofsaid hollow end a Screw plug to be received'into said socket, and a removable ring flange having a hole of a size intermediate the diameters of said j acket at respectively oppositesides of its said shoulder thereby tobe supported on said shoulder and formed to resemble a candle drip cup.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination "with a lamp socket having its wall composed of a threadedshell, with an outer casing and an insulating lining separating the two, atube-like attachment representing a candle, a lamp receptacle carried.

interiorly of said attachment, with the open 7 end of said receptacle facing outwardly, a

screw plug havingan end contact "and a shell, said screw. plug being carried interior- 1y. of said attachment at the end thereof 0pposite said lamp socket, and said screw plug having its contact facing outwardly and its shell spaced from said attachment a sufiicient distance'to permit insertion of said wall of the lamp socket in the annular space between said shell and said attachment;

7 The combination with an electric lamp socket having an insulative' housing with a relatively large diameter'portion and a relatively small diameter-portiom of a candlelike lamp-holding stem in part surrounding said small diameter casing portion and its housing and a fiange like fitting surrounding said housing near the base of said'stem to represent a candle drip cup.

75 trally of its hollow end a screw plug to be received into saidsocket,and a flange fitr 8. A fitment attachable to an electriclamp socket to resemble a candle and :itsholder embodying in combinat on With sald socket V and With an inner lamp receptacle thereot and an outer shouldered jacket of reduced diameter in its portion surrounding said freceptacle, an imitative candle structure adapted to be received by said receptacle in place of the lamp and'having a straight tubular casing extended longitudinally to surround and conceal saidreduced diameterportion of the socket jacket, said casing terminating substantially at the shoulder on-said jacket the parts of said jacket below its said shoulder beingvexposed to cause the same to ap pear as a holder for-said candle structure.

9. Fitments attachable to an electric lamp socket switch to resemble a candle'Y-and its holder embodying in cornbinationwith saidsocket switch and with an inner'lamp refceptacle thereof and an outer shouldered I jacket of reduced diameter in its'portion sur-' rounding said receptacle,-an imitative candle V structure adapted to, be received by said' red nally to surround and'conceal said reduced ceptacle' in place of the lamp'and having a straight tubular casing extended longitudidiameter portion of said jacket, said casing a insulative jacket, of a lamp receptive candle W 7 stemincluding a threaded plug baseadapted of a control for aid socket switch; a

10. The combination Witha threadedlamp' receptacle shell closely encompassedby an to screw into said shell in place of the lamp,

the cylindrical Wall of said stem being eX-" tended as a skirt at its bottom end to encom-' v 2 pass said plug baseand shell and'the contiguous portions of said jacket, While leaving other portions of the latter'exposed to ap-'.

pear as a holder for said candle stem. 7

11. The combination with athreaded lamp receptacle shell closely encompassed by an in sulative jacket, of a lamp receptive candle stem including a threaded plug base adapted to screw into said shellv in place of fthelamp,

the cylindrical Wall oi said stem being ex-' tended as a; skirt atlits bottom end to' encoma i pass said plug base saidrshellandthe con i tiguous portions of said a'cket While leaving other portions of'the latter exposed to, ap-

pear asfa holder for said candle stem, tov gether {with a detachable flange also surrounding said jacket and positioned substantially at the bottomof said stem to represent a candle drip cup.

a 12. In combination \vithan electric lamp socket embodying' a threaded lamp receptacle mounted onthe socket body and enclosed by an open-ended cylindrical jacket of relatively" small diameterfiin its portion surrounding said receptacle andof relatively large" diameter in 7 its portion surrounding said body, detachable fitments resembling a candle Withits drip cupmountable upon said lamp socket'and adapted when so mounted to surround enough of said jacket'to conceal the said small diameter, portion and to expose the said large-diameter portionthereofi i n testimony whereof, I have signed my nameto this specification.

1 "RAYMQNDD, SMITH; 

